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The 1863 Boston mayoral election was held on December 14, 1863 [1] and saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. reelected to a fifth overall term.
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The 1863 Boston mayoral election was held on December 14, 1863 [1] and saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. reelected to a fifth overall term.
The Republican Party renominated Mayor Lincoln. Thomas P. Rich was nominated by the Democratic Party. Breakaway members of the Democratic Party formed the "Workingmen's" ticket and nominated Samuel R. Spinney. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) | 6,206 | 69.22 | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. Rich | 2,142 | 23.89 | |
| Workingman | Samuel R. Spinney | 613 | 6.84 | |
| Others | Scattering | 5 | 0.06 | |
| Turnout | 8,966 | |||
| [3] | Lincoln (Republican) | Rich (Democratic) | Spinney (Workingman) | Others | Top-2 margin (+/− if won by R/D) | Cumulative vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | Vote | % | Vote | % | Vote | % | Vote | % | Vote | % | Vote |
| 1st | 354 | 45.38 | 348 | 44.62 | 78 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.00 | + 6 | + 0.77 | 780 |
| 2nd | 649 | 74.94 | 172 | 19.86 | 45 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.00 | + 477 | + 55.08 | 866 |
| 3rd | 243 | 45.59 | 260 | 48.78 | 21 | 3.94 | 0 | 0.00 | − 17 | − 3.19 | 533 |
| 4th | 420 | 83.83 | 78 | 15.57 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.00 | + 342 | + 68.26 | 501 |
| 5th | 520 | 83.20 | 91 | 14.56 | 13 | 2.08 | 1 | 0.16 | + 429 | + 68.64 | 625 |
| 6th | 706 | 84.15 | 122 | 14.54 | 11 | 1.31 | 0 | 0.00 | + 584 | + 69.61 | 839 |
| 7th | 188 | 40.43 | 275 | 59.14 | 2 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.00 | − 87 | − 18.71 | 465 |
| 8th | 455 | 75.58 | 134 | 22.26 | 13 | 2.16 | 0 | 0.00 | + 321 | + 53.32 | 602 |
| 9th | 480 | 81.49 | 83 | 14.09 | 26 | 4.41 | 0 | 0.00 | + 397 | + 77.81 | 589 |
| 10th | 421 | 67.25 | 150 | 23.96 | 55 | 8.79 | 0 | 0.00 | + 271 | + 43.29 | 626 |
| 11th | 1,145 | 64.22 | 235 | 16.58 | 33 | 2.33 | 4 | 0.28 | + 910 | + 64.22 | 1,417 |
| 12th | 625 | 55.65 | 185 | 16.47 | 313 | 27.87 | 0 | 0.00 | + 312 | + 27.78 | 1,123 |
| Total | 6,206 | 69.22 | 2,142 | 23.89 | 613 | 6.84 | 5 | 0.06 | + 4,064 | + 45.33 | 8,966 |
Thomas Coffin Amory Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Jonathan Amory and his wife Mehitable (Sullivan) Culter. An American lawyer, historian, politician, biographer, and poet, he graduated from Harvard University in 1830. He became a member of the bar of Suffolk County, Boston in 1834. He served in the legislature of Massachusetts and in the municipal government of Boston.
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